The Free Market Capitalist's Survival Guide: How to Invest and Thrive in an Era of Rampant Socialism

by Bowyer, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9780061824845
• ISBN10: 0061824844
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-07
• Publisher: Harpercollins

Summary

America is hurtling toward socialism. What should free market capitalists do with their money? Barack Obama is aggressively pushing the American economy toward socialism. Maybe he will succeed, maybe he won't. In the meantime, what should the rest of us do with our money? In this unique and timely book, financial adviser Jerry Bowyer combines critical analysis of Obama's economic policies with sound investment guidelines for free market capitalists. Under Obama, taxes will rise, energy will become more expensive, regulation will increase, corporate stocks will suffer, credit will remain tight, and national markets will stagnate. Bowyer explains why this is happening and offers helpful advice on how to profit under the new antigrowth regime-for as long as it lasts.

Author Biography

Barack Obama has aggressively pushed the American economy toward socialism. Maybe it will stick, maybe it won't. In the meantime, what should the rest of us do with our money? In this unique and timely book, economist Jerry Bowyer combines critical analysis of Obama's economic policies with sound investment guidelines for free market capitalists. Under Obama, taxes have risen, energy has become more expensive, regulation has increased, corporate stocks have suffered, credit remains tight, and national markets continue to flounder. Bowyer explains why this is happening and offers helpful advice on how to profit under the new anti-growth regime-for as long as it lasts.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Still in the Woods	p. xi
Not Clinton	p. 1
No Centrism	p. 2
Bail 'Em and Nail 'Em	p. 12
No Newt	p. 15
Obamanomics 101	p. 19
Applied Obamanomics	p. 25
The Japanese Ghost Economy	p. 25
Gradual Nationalization	p. 28
How Bad Could Things Get?	p. 35
You Are Here	p. 43
That æ70s Show	p. 43
Not Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due	p. 47
Dis-Integration	p. 50
Principles for Surfing the Socialism	p. 61
Move Taxes to Center Stage	p. 62
Time to Get Small	p. 75
Investing in a Jobless Recovery	p. 79
The Catacomb Economy	p. 81
M&A Is the New IPO	p. 89
Angels and Profits	p. 97
Act Globally	p. 109
Acres of Diamonds Strategy	p. 115
Debt Investment Strategies	p. 123
Bonds Prefer Gentlemen	p. 123
The Municipal Bond Complex	p. 128
Inflated Expectations	p. 138
Equity Investment Strategies	p. 143
How to Surf the Green Recession	p. 143
Media Suppression Workarounds	p. 153
The Political Bull Market	p. 166
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Other Suckers' Bets	p. 177
Get Real (Estate)	p. 181
The Bush Boom, Bust, and a New Birth of Freedom	p. 193
Our Great Civic Revival	p. 202
Acknowledgments	p. 207
Index	p. 209
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